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Family Movie Night - Playing with Fire

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Family Movie Night Devo – Playing with Fire    Read the following Bible verses before watching the movie. 1 Corinthians 12:7 - Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. There are two very important things we can learn from this Bible verse.  Each one of us have a gift or gifts from the Holy Spirit.  Sometimes when we talk about gifts of the Spirit, we think of speaking in tongues or healing, but it can be baking, patience, management, sports, medicine, etc.  It is whatever we are naturally better at and naturally drawn to do.  It is what gives us great joy when we are doing it.  We all have gifts. Those gifts are to be used to glorify God and the betterment of the world.  We are not to use our gifts just to make money or get awards.  We are to use it to make God known.  If we just focus on ourselves, our careers and our accomplishments we will not have the “peace that surpasses understanding.”  In the movie, see how Sup is using
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Family Movie Night - Devo - Ugly Dolls

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Before you watch the movie reading the following Bible verses and talking points. Hebrews 11:1-  Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. I always say that Faith is trusting God more than we trust our five senses.  Just because we can't see it or don't understand it, doesn't mean it isn't real or possible.  As you watch the movie see how Moxy believes in what she cannot see even despite people trying to convince her she was wrong.  Also, see how Moxy's faith in the unseen gave her hope and encouragement in her daily life. Ephesians 2:10 - For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. We are God's masterpieces.  A masterpiece is an artists best accomplishment.  It is their prized possession.  We are God's masterpiece.  When you look in the mirror, no matter what you look like or how you wish you looked, you need to rem
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DIY DEVO - Rock, Paper, Scissors

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Challenge your family to a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors.  If you have never played, you may have to explain the game.  You count to three and each player either makes a rock (fist), paper (lay hand flat) or scissors (two fingers) with their hand.  Rock beats scissors, scissors cut paper and paper covers rock. After a few rounds, ask your child... Okay, if you were in the middle of the desert and really needed water, which of these items would you pick to try to find water? Let them talk about it for a minute and try to get them to expand on what they pick. We talk about as Christians that we have to follow God and to follow someone you must be behind them and you must have your eye on them.  The same is true with God, because God doesn't always go in the direction we think He will go and he can do things we never imagined.   In Exodus 17, the people of Israel were wandering in the wilderness and needed water, but there was no water around them.  Moses went into this te
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Family Movie Night - Sonic

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Devotion on the movie Sonic Before the movie read these Bible verses and brief commentary Genesis 2:18- The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” God said it was not good for us to be alone.  We are made to be in community/relationship with God and with other people.  When we are isolated from God or from people, it can leave us feeling lonely, unsupported and unloved.  That’s not how God wants us to feel.  We can work on our relationship with God through reading the Bible, praying, going to church, helping others, etc.  We can work on our relationship with others by thinking about others and being a good friend.  If you want to have good friends, the first step is to be a good friend. In the movie, see if you can see how a relationship and/or sense of community changes people’s lives and perspective. John 13:34 - "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one
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DIY Devotion - Fighting Sin and Plaque

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All you will need for this DIY devotion is a tube of toothpaste.  A travel size would be better, so you don’t waste a whole tube of toothpaste, but either will work. Have you child squeeze the toothpaste into a bowl or plate (you can have fun with it and time them and say, "Let's see how long it take you to get the toothpaste out," or something like that).  Once they get done, say, “Okay, now put it all back.” Obviously, they are going to be unable to do it.  They might be able to get a little back in, but they will not be able to get all of it back into the tube. So, believe it or not, that toothpaste is like our sin.  We cannot get rid of our own sin.  Sin is anything we think, say or do that breaks God’s laws and makes God sad.  Once we sin, even a little one by accident, that sin is in our lives and there is nothing we can do to get rid of it.  We sometimes think if we just do enough good, it will get rid of the sin in our lives, but that is not true. I
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Family Movie Night - Star Wars -the Rise of Skywalker

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John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  2  He was in the beginning with God.  3  All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.  4  In him was life, and the life was the light of men.  5  The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John does not begin his Gospel with the story of Jesus’s birth, but rather with the divine nature of Christ.  Jesus is God’s word that has always existed and was there “in the beginning” when God created the heavens and the earth.  As the Son of God, the second member of the Trinity, Jesus is the light of the world and the light cannot be overpowered by the darkness. Throughout history, darkness, evil and sin has tried to overpower the light and love of God, but it has always failed.  Nothing can stand against our God. Nothing can overpower the light.  When it looked like the darkness had won on the Friday Jesus was laid in a tom
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DIY DEVO - Pass the Salt

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When you call your children to dinner, just have salt on the table.  That's it.  Just salt.  When they ask you what's for dinner, just tell them salt.  Of course, they are going to complain and ask what's going and mess with them a little.  Ask, "What's wrong with salt?" and "You don't like salt?"  But,  after a minute or two, tell them that you were just kidding and serve the real meal.  Then, as you eat, you can talk to them about the salt.   I would never just give you salt, because that is not the purpose of salt.  Salt is not the main course.  No one goes to a five star restaurant and says, "I'm here for the salt."  Salt is used to season food. It keeps us hydrated and sustains us.  Also, in the time of Jesus, it was used to preserve food.  It has many good uses and it is very important, but salt is not the main course. Jesus called us the "salt of the earth."  That means that we are to help preserve the world
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